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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year is it in the novel when the story starts?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1739.
(c) 1839.
(d) 2039.

2. To which alcohol does the consul briefly consider switching to after he has fallen down?
(a) A stronger beer.
(b) A stronger whiskey.
(c) A less potent whiskey.
(d) A less potent beer.

3. What event is supposed to happen the first night Yvonne returns to Quauhnahuac?
(a) A festival.
(b) A sacrifice.
(c) A midnight church service.
(d) A lunar eclipse.

4. What happened to the consul before he could track down his wife on the night she left him?
(a) The government was overthrown.
(b) He was arrested.
(c) He passed out.
(d) He broke his ankle.

5. Who is the author of "Under the Volcano"?
(a) Malcolm X.
(b) Anonymous.
(c) Malcolm Lowry.
(d) Janet Lowry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What interrupts Yvonne and the consul's first conversation upon her return to Quauhnahuac?

2. What does Yvonne initially seem to bring to the consul's life?

3. What does the consul constantly hear in his head?

4. What does Yvonne do once she arrives back at the consul's house?

5. What is unique about the book the bartender returns to Laruelle in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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